It was built entirely out of clay and baked in the sun.
No steel or cement or other reinforcing materials were used.
The 5,400-square-foot house is claimed by Mendoza to be “the biggest piece of pottery in the world.”
There is a fully functional kitchen with dishes, jugs and vases all fashioned from the same material.
Solar panels provide hot water for showers, and bathroom toilets and sinks are decorated with colorful mosaic tiles.
It took him 14 years to build it.
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